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The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES is primed and poised for action in Scarlino, Italy. (Tuesday 24th May, Scarlino) – When the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES answers the start guns on the renowned waters off Scarlino, Tuscany on Wednesday, the 11 teams competing know only too well how important it is to make the best possible…
The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES starts in Scarlino, Italy in one week. The 2016 52 SUPER SERIES has enjoyed a longer and more active pre-season build up than throughout its five years of history and so there is a considerable air of anticipation among the racing teams which are assembling now in Scarlino, Tuscany as…
As sailors, we value clean seas but also recognise that each event we run creates an environmental footprint. We work in partnership with 11th Hour Racing to help reduce this footprint and spread the environmental message at all levels, locally and internationally. If you’re travelling to Scarlino with one of the teams, please join us…
(Monday 16th May) – Gaastra PalamVela, the warm up regatta for the Mediterranean season that took place last weekend on the Bay of Palma, proved the perfect dress-rehearsal for the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES, which starts in just over one week’s time in Scarlino, Italy. Quantum Racing laid down a marker for the now imminent…
(Sunday 8th May, Palma de Mallorca) – Quantum Racing made a faltering start to their 2015 season, but winning Gaastra Palma Vela on Sunday proves they are better prepared to regain the 52 SUPER SERIES title. They may have had their ups and downs at the warm-up Gaastra PalmaVela which finished on Sunday, but after…
(Saturday 7th May, Palma de Mallorca) – Quantum Racing are comfortably in control of the TP52 Class as the 13th edition of Gaastra Palma Vela enters Sunday, the final day of racing. The difficult puffy, shifty offshore breezes which brought big changes in wind pressure and direction made for a high scoring day. Best aggregates…
(Friday 6th May, Palma de Mallorca) – It proved to be a slightly long and frustrating day for the TP52 fleet at Gaastra Palma Vela regatta as only one windward leeward race could be completed because the early 9-10kts NE breeze died away. The second race was abandoned on the second windward leg. Despite a…
(Thursday 5th May, Palma de Mallorca) – Gaastra Palma Vela, the opening regatta for the Mediterranean racing season, delivered perfect conditions for the nine-boat TP52 fleet which saw Quantum Racing scoring best from the two windward-leeward races. With Terry Hutchinson sailing as tactician, Ed Baird steering and Ian Moore resuming the role as navigator for…
When the 52 SUPER SERIES lines up on the waters off Scarlino, Tuscany for the first time on May 25th there will be 12 TP52 crews vying to win this first of the five regattas which form the 2016 52 SUPER SERIES season. New venues mean a whole new set of exciting challenges, not least…
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The 52 Super Series is proud to work with 11th Hour Racing on the integration of practices and processes that minimise the environmental impact of its extensive racing series. Did you know that each year, approximately 8 million tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean every year? The 52 SUPER SERIES is doing everything…
